by Virginia | Jan 25, 2012 | embroidery, Holiday, kids craftings, sewing, sewing for boys, tutorial
Whenever I see embroidery hoops at the thrift store, i gather them up in my basket. They are addictive! I have too many now and it is time to start using them up. I thought Valentine's day would be the perfect time to get started! These are on...
by Virginia | Jan 18, 2012 | decorating, quilt, quilts, sewing, thriting
When I ripped up all my sheets awhile back, I did it to sell the bundles in my shop but also so that I could make a quilt for Anne's bed with all their soft and pretty glory. This was my first full bed size quilt. Once I started it, I was on a...
by Virginia | Jan 3, 2012 | gift, printable, sewing, tutorial
Nine Minute Everyday Napkins Tutorial For a while I have been using cloth napkins that I made using this mitered corner tutorial. I love using them- not only for the nice feeling they have or how much prettier my table looks, but because I know I am doing a small...
by Virginia | Dec 23, 2011 | American Girl Doll, decorating, doll dress, gift, Holiday, Kit Kitteredge, sewing
I decided not to go overboard on handmade this year. And really, compared to the effort I made in past years, it's not so much! This post is going to be picture heavy and word light since I am supposed to pick the kids up in half an hour and I...
by Virginia | Dec 17, 2011 | gift, sewing, tutorial
I have had so much fun making this gift for my dad. I also realize that I have never sewed anything for him before! My dad loves to read and this pillow will go on his dark blue reading chair in his study. He is the youngest 81 year old I have...
by Virginia | Dec 6, 2011 | decorating, Holiday, sewing, tutorial
I have a bin full of trims that have been gathered for various projects and from the thrift store. All those bits and pieces have been piling up for years! I was organizing them by color and noticed how nice the textures all look together. These...
